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Taken by the Mafia King Ticking Clock
Tommaso“Great.” I nodded as Carp finished up another favorable report on my other warehouses dotted around the city the next afternoon. “Anything else we need to talk about?”Teddy looked at the floor, obviously thinking about the Phil thing. I’d informed Carp at the beginning of the meeting, so all my top guys knew, but I didn’t want to harp on it until we had something solider than a late-night conversation with Killian to plan off of.Stan sighed. “The auction at The Mansion is coming up.”I grimaced. Paige and I hadn’t talked about it yet, but we both knew neither of us could actually let the auction go on as planned. Not in our city, where we’d staked our claim. Not when that auction was the thing that had gotten her kidnapped in the first place, had started all of this. And, as big as I’d talked about going public, as much as I thought that might be the only thing that saved us from the kind of rumors that would slowly dismantle my whole organization, tipping Riccardo Marino of
Taken by the Mafia King Finally
PaigeI walked out of the bulk home goods store outside the city laden with bags. A few extra plastic containers for personal items, a whole bunch of nice, new sheets, and a couple of puzzles that looked interesting dangled off my arms, all for the Haven. The doors shut behind me, and I paused.After a moment, Sera stepped out after me, her arms equally full of bags. She puffed a sigh. “I feel like it’s back to school season.”I smiled. She’d been volunteering at the shelter occasionally and insisted on making all the bigger supply runs with me. They were the only shopping trips I’d agreed to so far, and I suspected she went to convince me regular shopping for clothing and accessories would be fun too.“Oh yeah?” I said as we headed for the car.She nodded dramatically. “My school was far from the worst off, but every year, they sent these huge supply lists to parents, and every year, at least half of the kids came in trying to hide that they didn’t have most of the supplies because t
Taken by the Mafia King Nipped in the Bud
TommasoI adjusted the strap on my bulletproof vest and stared through the dark at the house in front of me. We couldn’t have asked for a better night, thick cloud cover hiding us from even the neighbors’ view. Out in the suburbs, houses stood at arm’s length from each other, but just close enough to be a problem. The house in question looked like almost every other, a simple split-level from the ‘70s. I hadn’t done a hit on a place this obviously middle-class since…maybe ever, but the pair of guys with guns rounding the corner out of sight again told me we had the right place.Phil Sinatra’s house. It looked more like an accountant’s wet dream. I smirked. I knew he was small time, but he should’ve considered what the hell his own operation looked like before he tried to come at me.Killian clapped me on the shoulder, a dark mask already covering half his face. Since he’d gotten Phil’s location, he’d insisted on coming and bringing a few of his guys. “Ready?”I grinned and pulled my o
Taken by the Mafia King Shooting Practice
PaigeI sat at the kitchen island after a long day at the shelter, nursing an after-work salted caramel cookie and trying to convince myself to go shower when Tom stumbled in, looking exhausted and rumpled. His tie hung askew, his curls stuck up in random directions, and dark bags drooped under his eyes.“Hey.” I smiled worriedly. I hadn’t seen Tom since dinner yesterday, when he told me he had a raid that night. He was asleep in bed when I woke up and left for the shelter in the morning, so I knew nothing bad happened to him, but I didn’t know what exactly had happened. His expression told me there was a chance nothing good happened either.“Hi.” He dropped into the stool next to me. “I heard you come in. I was thinking it’s time for you to brush up on your shooting.”My heart skipped a beat. “Did the raid go that bad?”“No, no.” He shook his head. “Nothing to do with that.”“Well, then what—”He stood and held his hand out to me. “Do you want to go shooting or what?”I frowned but t
Taken by the Mafia King Sink In
PaigeI pulled Tom into the huge master bathroom, still attached at the lips like we had been since he kissed me on the shooting range out back. With one fumbling hand, I switched on the tap in the bathtub.He smiled. “I thought we were showering.”I kissed his five o’clock shadow. “I thought you needed a little more relaxation.”He started to reply, but I pulled off my shirt and bra in one smooth motion, and his mouth fell open.“Whatever you say,” he mumbled.I laughed. The bags under his eyes, how hard he took the death of Phil’s wife, they all worried me. I’d been working so hard that I hadn’t even noticed his exhaustion. So I unfastened the many buttons on his shirt with careful hands and kissed every inch of newly exposed skin while the tub filled.He groaned. “We have to shut the tub off sometime.”I rolled my eyes, but I had taken long enough that the water sloshed dangerously high. I flipped the water off again and looked at him. Despite his exhaustion, he glistened, all tone
Taken by the Mafia King Back to It
TommasoI blinked awake in the morning sunlight, feeling better rested than I had in months. Paige lay next to me, still naked, so I hadn’t woken up too late. I pressed a gentle kiss to her shoulder. We’d woken up a few more times after our afternoon to enjoy each other and have Miranda bring food up that we grabbed from the hallway, snickering and wearing sheets, like kids in a hotel room. Paige had been right, of course. I needed to rest. And her fingers in my hair, the gentle way she took care of me before turning into one of the sexiest women I’d ever seen, made her point better than words ever could.She stirred under my lips, her red hair catching the sun like flames. “Mm, morning.”“Good morning.” I kissed her. “I don’t suppose you’d be willing to be late to the shelter today?”She kissed me back. “No more than you’re willing to stay out of your office.” Paige rolled out of bed, her body shining in the morning light.I groaned and reached for her, but she was right. I’d taken e
Taken by the Mafia King Stray Cat
PaigeI hurried down the stairs, trying not to be late to my “Healing in Community” group for all the women who’d been sex-trafficked. There had been a small emergency over whose turn it was to use the third-floor bathroom. I felt breathless but flying high. I’d really gotten through to Tom last night. And though days at the shelter were never easy, they were always rewarding.Lily, our new day manager, stepped out of the bizarrely closed common room and caught my arm. “We have a situation.”I smoothed my hair back. “I’m about to miss group. Is there any chance Lauren can handle this one?”Lily shook her head. “Lauren’s in session, and it’s urgent.”“Okay.” I leaned into the kitchen. “Andi! Go tell the women in group that I’m not going to be able to make it and hand out the worksheets on the blue table to the left of the door.”She nodded, and I turned back to Lily.“What’s up? Why is the common room closed?”Lily bit her lip. “This girl wandered in off the streets. Looks like she’s
Taken by the Mafia King First Blow
TommasoBefore I could even process what Miranda said, the door swung open further, and she squeaked. Behind her stood Riccardo Marino, flanked by two goons so broad I half thought they wouldn’t be able to get through the door. I shot to my feet.“Tommaso!” Riccardo spread his arms wide, as if we were meeting at a party. “It’s been too long.”“Too long.” I circled around my desk and shook his hand, fighting to keep my cool with everything I had. Where were my fucking guys? How did another boss march in through not only my front gate, but my fucking front door without anyone stopping them?“Thank you, Miranda.” I nodded at her, trying to signal with my eyes that she should leave.She curtsied, something I’d never see her do before, and scrambled away, leaving Lyle and me behind.“She’s charming, that Miranda,” Riccardo said. “She just left the door open a crack when she went to fetch you, and I thought I’d save you the trouble. We have some business to discuss.”My heart skipped a beat
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